Role description
Senior QA Engineer / Test Lead (Banking Applications)
We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer / Test Lead with strong expertise in Banking and Financial Services testing. The ideal candidate will be responsible for test planning, execution, regression validation, production-quality sign-offs, and leading QA activities across maintenance and enhancement releases. Experience with core banking, payments, trade finance, custody, or financial messaging platforms is highly preferred.
- Prepare effort estimates and test plans for application enhancements, maintenance, and release activities.
- Design, develop, execute, and maintain test cases, test scenarios, and test data.
- Perform functional, integration, system, and regression testing across banking applications.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Lead QA activities for projects and support junior team members with functional and technical guidance.
- Identify, track, and manage defects through closure while ensuring quality standards are met.
- Review business requirements and functional specifications to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Coordinate with stakeholders, business users, developers, and product teams to resolve issues and validate solutions.
- Provide quality sign-off for patch releases, enhancements, and production deployments.
- Contribute to test process improvements and automation initiatives.
- 4+ years of Software Testing / Quality Assurance experience.
- Strong experience in Banking and Financial Services domain.
- Good understanding of Retail Banking operations and workflows.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and defect management skills.
- Experience in test planning, execution, reporting, and release validation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven team leadership and mentoring capabilities.
Experience testing one or more of the following banking platforms/domains:
- Finacle
- Trade Finance
- CAD (Credit Administration)
- Custody
- Escrow
- FRSS
- TradeX
- SWIFT Messaging
- Exposure to Finastra Essence (preferred).
- Knowledge of Test Automation frameworks and tools.
- Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, HP ALM, or similar test management tools.
- Understanding of API testing and integration testing concepts.
- B.E. / B.Tech / MCA or equivalent qualification.
- Relevant QA, Banking, Agile, or Testing certifications are desirable.
Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Test Automation
About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
